江蘇徐州七中 彭向梅
悅讀貼士
本刊所有文章中注釋的詞匯均為非課標詞匯,無須記憶與理解;在文后注釋的詞匯為課標詞匯,建議同學們將后者整理為詞匯掌中寶,以便隨帶隨記。
當凱莉在蜿蜒的鄉(xiāng)村小道開著小卡車轉(zhuǎn)向狹窄的小橋時,意外的坑洞讓卡車翻滾得四腳朝天。凱莉在血泊中被破碎的車門壓得動彈不得,幾乎昏迷。小卡車里,原本熟睡的5歲孩子猛然驚醒,在這生死關(guān)頭,他是否能改變一切?從這個5歲的孩子身上,我們能學到什么呢?讓我們一起開啟閱讀時光,感受“I think I can!”中生死一線的故事。
全文519詞,難度中等,建議用時為9分鐘。
1.通過研讀標題,預測文章的發(fā)展;
2.借助思維導圖抓住人物關(guān)系,完成文章大意的獲??;
3.深入分析人物分別發(fā)生了什么,體會、領(lǐng)悟細節(jié)的寫作手法,推測故事的發(fā)展趨勢;
4.分析故事的結(jié)果,借助相似話題文章的續(xù)寫,完成讀寫整合之讀后續(xù)寫的實戰(zhàn)練習;
5.對比賞析相同標題、詩歌的內(nèi)涵,完成閱讀素養(yǎng)的構(gòu)建。
Rocky Lyons,the son of New York Jets defensive end Marty Lyons,was five years old when his mother Kelly was driving through rural Alabama.He was asleep on the front seat of their pickup truck,with his feet resting on her leg.
As his mom drove carefully down thewindingtwo-lane country road,she turned onto a narrow bridge.As she did,the truck hit a large rough hole andslidoff the road,and the right front wheelgot stuckin a rut(車轍).Fearing the truck wouldtip over,she attempted to jerk(猛拉)it back up onto the road bypressinghard on the gas pedal(油門) andspinningthe steering wheel (方向盤)to the left.But Rocky's footgot caughtbetween her leg and the steering wheel and shelost control ofthe truck.
The truck turned over and over down a 20-foot ravine(溝壑).When it hit bottom,Rocky woke up.“What happened,Mama?” he asked.“Our wheels arepointingtoward the sky.”
Kelly,blinded by blood,was in a terrible condition andpinnedagainst thecrusheddoor.“I'll get you out,Mama,”announced Rocky,who had miraculously escaped injury.He moved out from under Kelly,slid through the open window and tried topullhis motherout.But she didn't move.“Just let me sleep! ”begged Kelly,who wasdrifting inand out ofconsciousness.“No,Mama,” Rockyinsisted. “You can't go to sleep!”
Rocky wriggled(蠕動)back into the truck and managed topushKellyout ofthe wreckage (殘骸).He then told her he'd climb up to the road and stop a car to get help.Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark,Kelly refused to let him go alone.Instead they slowlycrept upthe embankment(路堤),with Rocky using his 40-pound frame to push his 104-pound mother.Theycrawledinches at a time.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up,but Rocky wouldn't let her.
Tourgehis motheron,Rocky told her to think about that Little Train,the one in the classic children's story.The little engine that could,which managed toget up a steep mountain.Toremindher,Rocky kept repeating hisversionofthe story'sinspirationalphrase:“I know you can,I know you can...”
When they finally reached the road,Rocky was able to see his mother's torn face clearly for the first time.Hebroke into tears.Waving his arms andpleading,“Stop!Please stop!”the boy hailed (招手叫停)a truck.“Get my mama to a hospital,” he begged the driver.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly's face.She looks quite different today—“I used to have a straight long nose,thin lips and high cheekbones;now I've got a pug nose(扁鼻),flat cheeks and much bigger lips”—but shehas few visible scarsand hasrecovered from her injuries.
Rocky's heroics were big news.But the brave and determined youngster insisted he didn't do anything extraordinary.“It's not like I wanted it to happen,”he explained.“ just did what anyone would have done.”his mother said,“If it weren't for Rocky,I'd have bled to death.”
洛基·里昂茲是紐約空軍噴射機防衛(wèi)隊隊員馬丁·里昂茲的兒子。洛基5歲時,有天和母親凱莉開著小貨車行經(jīng)阿拉巴馬州的鄉(xiāng)間小道上。他悠閑地睡在前座,腳則舒服地放在凱莉的大腿上。
凱莉小心地將小貨車從蜿蜒的雙車道的鄉(xiāng)村小路面轉(zhuǎn)向狹窄的小橋。沒想到路上有個坑洞,使整輛車滑出路面,向路邊沖出,右前輪陷入車轍。由于害怕整個車子翻覆,凱莉趕緊用力踩油門踏板,把方向盤轉(zhuǎn)向左邊,試圖把車子拉回路上。但是事與愿違,洛基的腳被卡在凱莉的腿和方向盤之間。她失去了對車子的控制。
卡車翻倒在一個20英尺的峽谷。當它撞到底部時,洛基醒來了。“媽咪,發(fā)生什么事了?”他問?!败囎釉趺此哪_朝天了?”
凱莉滿臉是血,整個人被支離破碎的車門壓得動彈不得。而洛基則奇跡般地毫發(fā)未傷,他嚷著:“媽咪,我會帶你出去?!彼麖膭P莉的下面爬了出來,通過車窗離開了小貨車,并嘗試著將母親拉出車子,但凱莉一動也不動。凱莉在昏昏沉沉中只是哀求道:“讓我睡一下吧!”洛基則大聲喊叫:“媽咪,你要堅持住,千萬別睡著啊!”
洛基又鉆進了小貨車,并成功將凱莉推出車子的殘骸。他又告訴凱莉,他將爬到馬路上去攔車子求救。由于擔心在黑暗中沒有人會看到這么小的男孩,凱莉拒絕讓洛基單獨前往。母子兩人只好慢慢地爬上路堤,洛基用瘦小的身軀將兩倍多重的母親往上推。就這樣一寸一寸猶如蝸牛爬行。凱莉感到非常疼痛,幾乎要放棄希望,但洛基始終鼓舞著她。
為了鼓勵凱莉,洛基告訴媽媽想想《小火車》的故事。其實這是個典型的童話故事,它敘述小火車雖然只有小小引擎,卻能爬上陡峭的山頭。為了提醒凱莉振作起來,洛基則重復故事中提到的“我相信你能做到,我相信你能……”。
他們終于爬到了路邊,那時,洛基才有亮光看清母親受重創(chuàng)的臉。他開始淚流滿面,揮舞著雙手,對著駛過的貨車呼喊:“停下來,請停下來! ”向司機懇求著:“請帶我媽咪到醫(yī)院。”
整合凱莉的臉總共花了 8個小時,她如今看起來和以往大不相同。過去她有筆直的鼻子,薄薄的嘴唇以及高高的顴骨,現(xiàn)在則是扁鼻、塌頰、闊嘴。但臉上留下鮮有可見的傷疤,而且已經(jīng)痊愈。
洛基的英勇事跡成了大新聞。但這個有膽識的勇敢的小男孩很謙虛地認為自己沒有做什么事。他說:“這一切都在意料之外,我只是做了該做的事,任何人在當時都會那樣做的。”凱莉則感動地說:“如果不是洛基,我可能早就因流血過多而死了?!?/p>
Ⅰ.熟詞生義
文中詞條 文中含義 引申含義 生義例句press(Para.2)(被)壓;擠;推;施加壓力 報章雜志;報刊;印刷 The story was reported in the press and on television.這件事已在報刊和電視上報道了。point(Para.3) 對著;朝向 論點;觀點;見解 She made several interesting points in the article.她在文章中提出了幾個有趣的觀點。pin(Para.4)使動彈不得;按??;鉗住 (有別針的)徽章He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel.他支持這個團體,并在翻領(lǐng)上佩戴它的徽章。crush(Para.4)壓壞;壓傷;擠壓變形(狹小空間中)擁擠的人群I couldn't find a way through the crush.人太擠,我擠不過去。
Ⅱ.熱詞積累
Vocabulary
1.winding adj.having a curving and twisting shape曲折的;彎曲的;蜿蜒的
2.slide (slid,slid)v.to move easily over a smooth or wet surface;to make sth move in this way (使)滑行;滑動
3.spin v.to turn round and round quickly;to make sth do this(使)快速旋轉(zhuǎn)
4.miraculouslyadv.completelyunexpectedlyand very luckily奇跡般地;不可思議地;不平凡地
5.consciousness n.the state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening清醒狀態(tài);知覺
6.insist v.to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth堅決要求;堅持
7.crawl v.to move forward on your hands and knees,with your body close to the ground爬;爬行;匍匐行進
8.remind v.to help sb remember sth,especially sth important that they must do提醒;使想起
9.version n.a description of an event from the position of a particular person or group of people(從不同角度的)說法;描述
10.inspirational adj.making you feel hopeful or encouraged鼓舞人心的
11.plead v.to ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way乞求;懇求
Phrases
1.get stuck卡??;被困住
2.tip over(使)翻倒
3.get caught被抓住
4.lose control of失去對……的控制
5.pull sb out把某人拉出來
6.drift in不知不覺陷入
7.push sb out of推開某人
8.creep up慢慢爬上
9.urge sb on鼓勵;激勵;為……加油
10.get up a steep mountain爬上陡峭的山
11.break into tears突然哭起來
12.have few visible scars鮮有可見的傷疤
13.recover from one’s injuries從某人的傷中恢復過來
Ⅲ.句型積累
Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark,Kelly refused to let him go alone.由于擔心在黑暗中沒有人會看到這么小的男孩,凱莉拒絕讓洛基單獨前往。
此句中Fearing作原因狀語,和主句主語Kelly是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系,用v-ing表示主動,that引導賓語從句。另外,還需注意動詞v-ing形式作狀語時,其邏輯主語必須與句子的主語一致,如果主語不一致,可給從句加上主語,變成主從復合句。
句式仿寫
Ⅰ.Fast reading
Look at the title,can you complete it after you read the whole passage?
Ⅱ.Detailed reading
Understand the main idea by analyzing the relationship of the main characters.
1.Complete the form after reading the passage quickly.One word is required for one blank.
2.What do you think of the title now?
I believe Rocky can ________________________.
【點石成金】閱讀始于瀏覽并理解標題。本文的標題I think I can具有較強的開放性。基于標題,我們在閱讀時應(yīng)思考以下三個基本問題:
What does “I” refer to in the passage?
What can “I” do according to the passage?
What are the characteristics of “I” according to the title?
帶著問題閱讀,通過閱讀補全標題,是快速理解文章大意的最佳途徑之一。本文中人物關(guān)系簡單——母與子;情節(jié)聚焦——生死一線之際兒子救母親。通過利用思維導圖,我們可以直觀簡潔地呈現(xiàn)出記敘文的六個要素,快速理清人物關(guān)系,抓住文章主旨大意,并完成對標題隱含信息的挖掘。
Ⅲ.Deep reading
Get the details and have a good understanding of the plot.
1.What happened to the mother?Complete the event list.
2.What happened to the son?Rearrange the order of the story.
A.When it hit bottom,Rocky woke up.“What happened,Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
B.He was asleep on the front seat of their pickup truck.
C.He moved out from under Kelly,slid through the open window and tried to pull his mother out.
D.“I'll get you out,Mama,” announced Rocky,who had miraculously escaped injury.
E.Rocky wriggled back into the truck and managed to push Kelly out of the wreckage.
F.Rocky used his 40-pound frame to push his 104-pound mother.
G.“No,Mama,” Rocky insisted. “You can't go to sleep!”
H.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up,but Rocky kept repeating his version of the story's inspirational phrase to urge his mother on.
I.With tears in his eyes,waving his arms and pleading,“Stop!Please stop! ”the boy begged the driver to send his mother to the hospital.
【點石成金】理解文章情節(jié)中的細節(jié),關(guān)鍵在于梳理母親和兒子的事件線。通過閱讀可以得出結(jié)論,母親的事件線更依賴于動詞的使用,說明事件的緊急性。而發(fā)生在兒子身上的,我們可以更多地關(guān)注事件順序,體會緊急情況下5歲孩子的冷靜和理智處理緊急事件的果斷。這樣的閱讀技巧,同樣可以運用到相似話題和體裁的文章中,也為后面讀后續(xù)寫梳理事件線打下讀的基礎(chǔ)。
Ⅳ.Evaluating Reading
Read the concluding paragraph and answer the question.
1.Is it a surprising ending?Why?
2.Do you think it’s a good concluding paragraph?Please offer your reason whether you have a better idea or not.
【點石成金】從人物關(guān)系分析到事件線發(fā)展的分析,結(jié)尾部分已經(jīng)是意料之中。而同學們也會發(fā)現(xiàn),結(jié)尾除了符合事件發(fā)展邏輯外,還是人物性格發(fā)展的必然結(jié)果。所以最后一段的對話,也需要品味。兒子覺得沒做什么,母親卻一語道破兒子生死一線的相助,再次加深了人物關(guān)系,體現(xiàn)母子親情、深情。讀后續(xù)寫,也可以從事件線和情感線續(xù)寫。
此篇文章的主要大意為:5歲孩子在生死關(guān)頭,鼓勵媽媽渡過人生難關(guān)。通過閱讀可知,作者對文章情節(jié)和人物描述的處理采用了不同的寫作手法。在閱讀中,抓人物描述、抓情節(jié)發(fā)展、抓讀前預測和推測最后結(jié)尾,是極為重要的。
語篇縮寫
讀寫思考過程呈現(xiàn)
主題概括
Topic sentence:It's a moving story about a mother and a son.
分寫角色一
Asthemother drovedownthe winding country road,she lost control of the truck and was pinned against the door.
分寫角色二
Rocky Lyons,5 years old,helped,inspired and saved his mother eventually.
總結(jié)點題
Concluding sentence:It’s the spirit of the brave and determined youngster that teaches us a lesson.
【點石成金】語篇縮寫練習是培養(yǎng)閱讀技能,提高概述能力的最好的練習方式之一。除了之前介紹的六要素概括法外,還可以進行總-分-總寫作,即topic sentence+supporting sentences+concluding sentence。具體為主題概括,分寫角色,總結(jié)點題。在此處的寫作過程中,連句成篇即可。
閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫,使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。
Rich and Anthony spotted something ahead at the same moment.
“What's that up there?” asked the engineer.Anthony didn't answer.Staring attentively,he was trying to identify the curious shape on the track ahead.A box?Old rags?
Suddenly both men realized what it was.“Kids on the track!”
Anthony jumped through the cab door onto a narrow running board six feet above the wheels and raced to the front of the train.Climbing quickly down a steel ladder,he paused at the bottom.
Now he could clearly see the two little children.They were sitting alongside the rail.Anthony waved wildly and shouted,“Get away!Get away! ”
Absorbed in play,Todd and Scott did not hear the train.Finally,as the sound became thunderous,Scott looked up and froze.
Though the train was slowing,Anthony knew it was still going faster than he could run.So he forced himself to wait until he would be close enough to jump off and grab the boys.With perhaps ten feet left between them and the sharp-edged snowplow blade at the front of the train,Anthony jumped forward from the ladder.Landing on the loose,fist-size stones alongside the track,he had to struggle to keep his balance.In two giant steps he almost reached the children.They stared up at him in wide-eyed shock.Anthony,throwing his body into air,flew toward them.
The unending blast(爆炸)of the train horn (喇叭 ) struck children’s mother Kate like a hammer blow.“The boys! ”she cried,and raced out the door.They were gone!
“The track,” she thought.“I must get to the track! ”
Part of the train then punched(痛擊)into the back of Anthony's work jacket,tearing the nylon fabric.Still,Anthony managed to pull Scott completely under him.
He's dead,Anthony thought.He felt unhappiness with horror.Burying his face in the stones,he pushed downward on the two boys with all his strength as the train passed inches above them.
注意:
1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;
2.應(yīng)使用5個以上短文中標有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語;
3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段,每段的開頭語已為你寫好;
4.續(xù)寫完成后,請用下劃線標出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。
Para.1:
The first person Kate saw when she reached the halted(停止的)train was Todd.
Para.2:
Reporters later asked Anthony if he had hesitated before risking his life.
【點石成金】讀后續(xù)寫是浙江省進入高考綜合改革后引入的新題型,也是近期內(nèi)其他省份即將陸續(xù)采用的題型。該題型主要考查學生的思維能力及語篇構(gòu)思能力。在閱讀中抓人物關(guān)系、抓事件發(fā)展線,在此基礎(chǔ)上學會續(xù)寫事件結(jié)局,是讀后續(xù)寫平日訓練的有效方法之一。
【讀后續(xù)寫過程呈現(xiàn)】
1.抓人物關(guān)系
(1)____and (2)____spotted something ahead at the same time.
(3)___pushed downward on the two boys with all his strength.
Children’s mother(4)____suddenly found that her Children were(5)___.(6)___and(7)___did not hear the(8)___
Kids were on the(9)___!
2.快讀情節(jié)描述
Take notes to understand the plot and the event list of Anthony better.
(1)雖然火車在減速,安東尼知道火車仍然跑得比他快。
Though the train was slowing,Anthony knew
______________________________________.
(2)于是,他強迫自己等到離他們足夠近的地方跳下去,再抓住孩子們。
So he forced himself to wait until he would be close enough to________________________.
(3)在他們與火車前面的鋒利雪犁刃之間僅剩十英尺時,安東尼從梯子上跳下來。
With perhaps ten feet left between them and the sharp-edged snowplow blade at the front of the train,Anthony___________________________________________________________________________________.
(4)在跑道旁邊的松散的拳頭大小的石頭上著陸。他不得不努力保持平衡。
Landing on the loose,fist-size stones alongside the track,he had to __________________________.
(5)在兩個巨大的臺階上,他差點夠到孩子們。
In two giant steps he almost_______________.
(6)安東尼一躍騰空跳起,撲向他們。
Anthony,_________________,flew toward them.
(7)盡管如此,安東尼還是設(shè)法把斯科特完全拉到了他的下面。
Still,Anthony managed to _________________.3.寫作思維建構(gòu)
從提示句預測可能結(jié)果,運用I think I can的分寫角色思維方法,來展開對結(jié)尾的預測。
Para.1:The first person Kate saw when she reached the halted train was Todd.
(1)What’s the function of Kate?
(2)What would happen to Todd and Scott?(3)What would happen to Anthony?
(4)What would Anthony respond on the spot?
(5)Was it necessary for the doctor to check them and make a simple diagnosis (診斷)?
從第二步驟的情節(jié)事件線和Anthony動作行為分析推測他處理危機事件時的心理活動。
Para.2:Reporters later asked Anthony if he had hesitated before risking his life.
Based on the plot and the event list of Anthony,what would his thought be at that emergency?
What made his brave action?4.讀寫歸納
讀的方法可以作用于寫的過程。讀為寫服務(wù),怎么讀就怎么寫。如果同學們能積累這樣的閱讀和寫作方法,那么讀后續(xù)寫可以在平日閱讀寫作中化難為易。
譯文助讀
里奇和安東尼同時發(fā)現(xiàn)了前方有一些東西。
“前方是什么?”工程師問。安東尼沒有回答。他目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著,試圖辨認前面軌道上的奇怪的形狀。一個盒子?舊破布?
突然,兩個人都意識到了那是什么?!昂⒆觽冊谲壍郎?!”
安東尼從駕駛室的門跳到了離車輪六英尺高的狹窄的甲板上,跑到了火車的前面。他迅速爬下一架鋼梯,停在梯子底部。
現(xiàn)在他可以清楚地看到那兩個小孩了。他們坐在軌道旁邊。安東尼瘋狂地揮手并喊道:“走開!走開!”
陶德和斯科特全神貫注地玩著,沒有聽到火車的聲音。最后,當聲音變得雷鳴般的時候,斯科特抬起頭,愣住了。
雖然火車在減速,但安東尼知道火車仍然跑得比他快。于是,他強迫自己等到離他們足夠近的地方跳下去,再抓住孩子們。在他們與火車前面的鋒利雪犁刃之間僅剩十英尺時,安東尼從梯子上跳了下來。跳在了鐵軌旁邊的松散的拳頭大小的石頭上,他不得不努力保持他的平衡。在兩個巨大的臺階上,他差點夠到孩子們。他們睜大眼睛瞪著他。安東尼一躍而起,飛撲過去。
火車號角的不斷的隆隆聲像錘子一樣敲打著孩子們的母親凱特?!昂⒆觽?!”她叫道,然后跑出了門??床坏胶⒆觽?!
她想:“那條鐵道。我必須去鐵道!”
火車的一部分從安東尼的工作服的后面一掠而過,撕開了尼龍織物。盡管如此,但安東尼還是設(shè)法把斯科特完全拉到了他的下面。
他死了,安東尼想。他因恐懼而感到絕望。他把臉埋在石頭里,用他的力氣把兩個男孩推下去,火車從距離他們只有幾英寸的地方,飛馳而過。
【詩歌欣賞】
同樣的標題,還有一首耳熟能詳膾炙人口的詩歌,快快背誦一下吧。
I Think I Can
If you think you are beaten,you are;
If you think you dare not,you don't;
If you want to win but think you can't;
It's almost a cinch(必然發(fā)生的事)you won't.
If you think you'll lose,you're lost;
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will;
It's all in a state of mind.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger and faster man,
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
如果你認為你敗了,那你就一敗涂地;
如果你認為你不敢,那你就會退縮畏懼;
如果你想贏但是認為你不能;
那么毫無疑問你就會失利。
如果你認為你輸了,你就輸了;
因為我們發(fā)現(xiàn)人世間
成功從一個人的意志開始;
成功是一種心態(tài)。
生活之戰(zhàn),
勝利并非總是屬于更強和更快的人,
勝利者終究是
認為自己能行的人。
詩人以排比和反復詠嘆的句式,從不同層面強調(diào)了意志和信念對于成功的重要性,這是詩歌常用表現(xiàn)手法,簡短輕快,和記敘文事件的描述閱讀,是不同感官的美的享受。同樣的主題和表現(xiàn)手法,極具代表性的是《瘋狂動物城》的主題曲Try everything。
……
Look at how far you've come堅持了多久
you filled your heart with love
看看滿懷著愛的你
Baby you've done enough that cut your breath你已經(jīng)受夠了白費力氣
Don't beat yourself up don't need to run so fast請不要自暴自棄,也不必太快抽離
Sometimes we come last but we did our best
有時我們終能實現(xiàn)夢想,只要我們竭盡全力
I won'give up nor I won't give in
我絕不會屈服,絕不會放棄
……
【學習小結(jié)】
I think I can!希望能帶給你不同的世界。無論是讓人驚嘆的5歲男孩果斷勇敢的救母之舉,還是火車呼嘯生死間陌生人的相救,抑或是詩歌的雋永縈繞,相信自己可以,我想你會是不一樣的煙火。